John Milton MCQs [English Literature & Famous Authors]

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: April 14, 2025

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1. “Fame is the last infirmity of the noble mind.” In which poem of Milton does this line occur?



2. How many English sonnets in all were written by Milton?



3. What is Milton’s Comus?



4. Who encourages his followers in these words?



5. What is Milton’s On the Nativity of Christ?



6. Lycidas is a pastoral elegy written by Milton on the death of his friend:



7. Milton borrowed the idea/theme for Comus from:



8. Milton derived the title for his Areopagitica from the Greek word ‘Areopagus’. What was Areopagus?



9. “A mind not to be changed by place or time, The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.” These lines show the spirit of which of the following?



10. “Before the greatness displayed in Milton’s poem, all other greatness shrinks away. The weakest of his agents are the highest and noblest of human beings, the original parents of mankind.” Who admires Milton’s Paradise Lost in these words?



11. Who said of Milton: “Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart”?



12. “Milton, thou shouldst be living at this hour!” Who remembers Milton so passionately in a sonnet?



13. Milton’s Paradise Lost is divided into the same number of Books as:



14. Milton lived through:



15. What post did Milton hold during the Government?



16. At what age did Milton become blind?



17. Who is next in command after Satan in Paradise Lost?



18. “What in me is dark Illumine, what is low raise and support.” In which Book of Paradise Lost do these lines appear?



19. How many Books are there in Paradise Lost?



20. Milton’s Samson Agonistes is:



21. Milton wrote Areopagitica:



22. Name the woman whom Samson Agonistes loved and who betrayed him:



23. How many times did Milton marry?



24. “Though fallen on evil days, On evil days though fallen, and evil tongues, In darkness, and with dangers compass’d round, And solitude.” In these words Milton describes a certain stage in his own life. When did such a stage occur in his life?



25. In which Book of Paradise Lost do Adam and Eve meet for the first time?



26. Which Book of Paradise Lost begins with an invocation to light?



27. Milton has written another poem entitled Il Penseroso. What is the exact meaning of the title?



28. In Milton’s famous Masque Comus, a significant character is Circe. Who was Circe?



29. “Captain or Colonel, or Knight in Arms” This is the first line of a sonnet written by Milton. What is the title of the sonnet?



30. Milton wrote a sonnet on the death of his wife. The sonnet is entitled On His Deceased Wife. What was the name of his wife who was deceased?



31. “They also serve who only stand and wait.” This is the concluding line of a sonnet written by Milton. What is the title of the sonnet?



32. Milton wrote a large number of political pamphlets and treatises. What were they called?



33. “Of Man’s first disobedience, and the fruit of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought death in the World, and all our woe.” What fruit was this?



34. “What though the field be lost? All is not lost-the unconquerable will And study of revenge…..” In which Book of Paradise Lost does Milton discuss the principles of Free Will and Divine Justice?



35. Milton has written a poem entitled L’Allegro. What is the exact meaning of the title?



 

john mithon basic info
john mithon basic info

 

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john mithon books names

 

John Milton Basic info

Full Name John Milton
Born December 9, 1608
Died November 8, 1674
Nationality English
Occupation Poet, Polemicist, Civil Servant
Literary Period English Renaissance, Restoration
Famous Works “Paradise Lost”, “Paradise Regained”, “Samson Agonistes”, “Lycidas”, “Areopagitica”
Notable Themes The fall of man, redemption, political and religious freedom, virtue, fate
Literary Style Blank verse, epic poetry, sonnets, prose, polemical essays
Influences Classical literature, Christian theology, Renaissance humanism

John Milton books names

L’Allegro and Il Penseroso 1645
Comus 1634
Lycidas 1638
Poems 1645
Paradise Lost 1667
Paradise Regained 1671
Samson Agonistes 1671
Areopagitica 1644
The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce 1643
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates 1649
A Defence of the People of England 1651

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